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Opinion  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
August 20, 2018

Mississippi high ranked for charter schools–still lessons to be learned

In the last five years since Governor Phil Bryant signed legislation allowing charter schools to move into Mississippi, five schools have opened. Four are in Jackson, and one is in Clarksdale. Expansion of charter schools in Mississippi has been steady, but slow. Right now, only Jackson and Clarksdale have access to charter school education—leaving under-served…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 17, 2018

Governor Phil Bryant announces special session #msleg

Today, Governor Phil Bryant announced that a special legislative session will convene next Thursday, August 23. Though the official “call” that will govern the content of the session has not yet been released, Governor Bryant has indicated that infrastructure repair and the allocation of BP money will be on the agenda. I will call a…